This Is How I Went from a Youtube Video Creator to a Full Time Filmmaker
I began making videos at the age of 7 years old. A time before speaking to a camera was even cool or understood.
I’ve always been obsessed with story telling. I began posting videos to Youtube at the age of 7. My first video was a lego stop-motion video around 8–10 seconds long. I was so excited to put something out there for the world to see. I remember watching the Indiana Jones films growing up and being so inspired. I would always have them playing in the background while I filmed my lego videos. I grew up in a small town, played a lot of sports as a kid. Although once I found my passion for filmmaking, nothing else mattered. I would film tests, search Youtube tutorials, construct crazy DIY filmmaking rigs and couldn’t get enough of it.
After a few months of posting short films to Youtube for myself, I began to receive comments on my videos which fuelled me with excitement. Lego stop-motion films wasn’t exactly what I wanted to do, although I had to work with what I had. Having no budget, no cast, no camera operator, writers or editors I had to wear all of the hats. Being a kid who locked himself in his bedroom to film lego…
